Development and Validation of a Chinese Language Version of the Ruminative Thought Styles Questionnaire

E. Walsh, Y. Shou*, J. Han, J. K. Brinker

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    Abstract

    The Ruminative Thought Styles Questionnaire (RTS) conceptualizes rumination as repetitive, recurrent, intrusive, and uncontrollable thinking. This article outlines the development and validation of a Chinese language version of the RTS, the RTS-CH. Following independent translation, back translation, and final translation checking, the factor structure, convergent and divergent validity, and item-level congruence of the RTS-CH was examined and improved. The resultant scale showed equivalence to the RTS and had attractive psychometric properties. The RTS-CH is the first Chinese language rumination measure that does not have inherently negative or depressive content.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)604-615
    Number of pages12
    JournalJournal of Psychoeducational Assessment
    Volume36
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2018

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